Discusses adapting traditional marketing strategies for the nonprofit sector, including libraries and information centers, and describes experiences of the Development Information Network for South Asia in Sri Lanka. Topics addressed include librarians' value systems, including free access to information; the need for information marketing;…

Describes the National Information System project in Uganda that is being developed to support economic development goals; discusses creation of a national information policy; and considers personnel needs, training methods, materials, and facilities. A sidebar describes Nigeria's scientific information network. (Contains three references.) (LRW)

Describes software selection criteria considered for use with the bibliographic database of the Development Information Network for South Asia (DEVINSA), which is located in Sri Lanka. Highlights include ease of database creation, database size, input, editing, data validation, inverted files, searching, storing searches, vocabulary control, user…